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Share-Secured Mastercard

Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union

Secured cardNationalFixed rateNo credit scoreCredit score 619 or lessCredit score 620–719Credit score 720+
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Purchase APR
13.90%
Annual fee
None
0% intro
None
0% transfer
None
Foreign fee
2%
Grace period
25 days

Contract X-Ray — what's buried in the fine print

1 red flag · 4 filed docs

Detected in the CFPB-filed cardholder agreements from Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union. Verbatim quotes below — CardSleuth flags the language; this isn't legal advice.

Penalty APR

Slip up and your rate can jump to a much higher penalty APR.

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“…38675 M-139866 You agree to the following terms and conditions and any amendments thereto. Credit Information Authorizations Annual Percentage Rate - Penalty Rate Cancellation Accepting This Agreement You agree that we may re-examine and re-evaluate your creditworthiness at Most transactions require approval of…”
M-139866 ShareSecuredMC.Agreement.Disclosure ↗
“…y reason, any subsequent request for a credit Rate that will apply to purchases, balance transfers and cash advances on your Annual Percentage Rate - Penalty Rate account cut in two. Cancellation of the card will end all charging privileges. limit increase will be subject to credit application and approval. You…”
M-139867 Rewards&InspireMC.Agreement.Disclosure ↗
“…ust be received at the payment center on or before the We reserve the right to waive a change in your Annual Percentage Rate Annual Percentage Rate - Penalty Rate You may cancel your card at any time in writing, enclosing all cards on your date. We will give you written notice of any change in your credit limit…”
M-140047 SECC.MC.Agreement.Disclosure ↗

Checked & clear: Forced arbitration · Class-action waiver · Jury-trial waiver · Deferred interest · Change-anytime clause

Purchase APR by credit tier

Median rate the issuer reported for each tier

The purchase rate was not broken out by credit tier — the issuer reported a single range.

Lowest offered13.90%
Median13.90%
Highest offered13.90%

Cash advance APR

The cash advance rate was not broken out by credit tier — the issuer reported a single range.

Lowest offered13.90%
Median13.90%
Highest offered13.90%

Every fee on this card

Annual feeNone
Balance transfer feeNone
Cash advance feeNone
Foreign transaction fee2%
Purchase transaction feeNone
Late fee—
Over-limit feeNone
Minimum finance chargeNone
Balance computationAverage daily balance including new purchases
Additional fees
Returned Payment Fee$20

Late fee policy: $25, but no more than the amount due if balance is less than $25

Rewards, benefits and features

Rewards

None reported

Services
  • Access to Free Credit Scores
  • Other
Features
  • Contactless Payments
  • Chip card
  • Mobile wallet provisioning (for example, Apple Pay)

Who can get this card

AvailabilityNational
Membership requirementsYes
RequirementGeographic Restrictions Beyond Place of Residence

Geographic: California state: All Counties

Phone800-462-8328
Balance transfer

This card does not offer a balance transfer rate.

Cost to carry a balance
Interest for a year at 13.90%$417.00
Annual / periodic fees$0
Total yearly cost$417.00

Simple interest on a constant balance — a plain-language upper bound rather than an amortisation schedule. Paying in full each month within the 25-day grace period avoids the interest entirely.

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